Piper PA-22-150 N4827A
27 August 1982 · Clovis, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1982 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N4827A, operated by JIM Hobbs, was involved in an accident near Clovis, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clovis, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clovis Muni
- Coordinates
- 34.4103, -103.1992
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150
- Registration
- N4827A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JIM Hobbs
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clovis → Little Field
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FQG20
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ENG QUIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF & THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. A 4 INCH PIECE OF GASKET THAT WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE CARBURETOR AIR FILTER & CARBURETOR AIR BOX HAD COME LOOSE & WAS FOUND LODGED IN THE CARBURETOR VENTURI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Paul Lautenschuetz | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Red Hook, New York, United States | Herbert Wilson | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Glenburn, North Dakota, United States | Robert KIM Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1982 | Cessna 401A | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A Flight Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna T210M | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | E.h. Mullins & V.n. Mullins | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | Marshall AVN | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna P206 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Walter C. White | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |